Monday, December 11, 2017

The 2017 One of A Kind Holiday Show

I really enjoyed this year's One of A Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart. And so did a lot of other people, it seemed, because it was really crowded! It was nice to see some of the artists and artisans whose work I have admired over the years there, like Carla BankLucky Skye Graphics, Sam and Coop, Anne LeuckTim Jarosz, TakaraKelly MarshallMark Gleberzonand Rediscover Handbags and to enjoy food from Twisted Eggroll and Gourmet Goodies again. Here are some new artists who caught my eye:

Bennett Art
Cynthia Jones Jewelry

Recycled Reads

Mohop

Steel Petal Press
Emiko Shinozaki Jewelry

Karina Llergo
Kelsey Grape
Earth Cadets
Gathered Glass
Jen Jansen Tintype Studio
Victoria Varga
Kevin O'Grady
Ken Folks
Tara Locklear Jewelry
Zovar

I had to brave the elements to go to the show over the weekend. I'm looking forward to the next Spring One of A Kind show so I can go back when the weather is nicer and hopefully some of these artists will be there again.

Monday, November 20, 2017

My Latest Interior Design Project: Designed to Sell

My latest interior design project is in the condo where I used to live. Remember the groovy green kitchen I used to have?




Now it looks like this.






I encouraged the owners to keep the vintage metal cabinets, which were refreshed with a few coats of crisp white paint. The cool modern feel is accentuated by a stainless steel backsplash, a gray quartz counter top, and ceramic floor tiles with a subtle gray and white streaked pattern.



We used the same tiles in the bathroom.



Now this high rise studio is the perfect blank slate for the next person who wants to make it their home.



I am glad I had a chance to be involved in this project. If you're looking for a place in Chicago and like what you see, I'd be happy to put you in touch with the sellers. And if you need me to do an interior design project for you, I'm happy to do that as well.

Monday, November 6, 2017

The 2017 SOFA Show

Things were a little different at this year's SOFA art show. First, an artist friend of mine, Kathy Weaver, had a piece in Gallery 19's booth:

Kathy Weaver
Kathy Weaver


Another thing that was different about this year's show that I didn't realize until putting this blog post together is that there wasn't any furniture that caught my eye this year. The functional art I liked best was mostly vases and jewelry. Here are my favorite things. As always, I tried to make sure to include the name of the artist with the artwork but missed a few.

Peter Hora
Petr Hora

Ethan Stern
Ethan Stern

Robert Comploj
Robert Comploj

Stephen Powell
Stephen Powell
Stephen Powell

Sabine Wiedenhofer
Sabine Wiedenhofer
Rusty Wolfe
Rusty Wolfe

Mariko Paterson
Mariko Paterson

Pascoe & Company
Pascoe and Company

Jessica Calderwood
Jessica Calderwood

Pasha Setrova
Pasha Setrova

Clements Wingfield
Clements Wingfield

Joan Rasmussen
Joan Rasmussen

Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis

Beverly Mayeri
Beverly Mayeri


Kim Won Geun


Kirsten Stingle
Kirsten Stingle
Kirsten Stingle


Lisa Clague
Lisa Clague

Zhanna Martin
Zhanna Martin


Janusz Walentynowicz
Janusz Walentynowicz

Erin Currier
Erin Currier
Erin Currier

Max Sansing
Max Sansing


Adam Greener
Adam Greener
Adam Greener
Adam Greener

Joseph Graci

Michael Behrens
Michael Behrens

Janet Sherman
Janet Sherman

Melanie Rothschild
Melanie Rothschild


Miles Jaffe
Miles Jaffe


Christopher Stott
Christopher Stott

Umberto Ciceri
Umberto Ciceri

Stephanie Trenchard
Stephanie Trenchard

John Garrett
John Garrett
Beatriz Guzman
Beatriz Guzman



Kari Russell-Pool
Kari Russell-Pool



Jan Huling
Jan Huling
Jan Huling

Andrew LeMay Cox
Andrew LeMay Cox

Francesco Lo Castro
Francesco Lo Castro
Francesco Lo Castro
Paul Rousso
Paul Rousso


Emily Brock
Emily Brock


Nemo Jantzen
Nemo Jantzen
Nemo Jantzen
Nemo Jantzen


Barbara Fiore
Barbara Fiore



Stephen Knapp
Stephen Knapp
Stephen Knapp
Stephen Knapp


Eugene Dana
Eugene Dana

Brad Howe


Anne Crumpacker

Zammy Migdal and Brad Howe
Zammy Migdal and Brad Howe

Uli Rapp

Zhuang Hong Yi


Katherine Glover
Katherine Glover
Katherine Glover


See all the art from this year's show at this link: https://www.artsy.net/sofa-chicago-2017
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